355 - The Creative Power of Make Belief and How Your Art Can Make Others Feel Less Alone with Carson Ellis and Mac Barnett
Creative Pep Talk
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The Last Proper Illustration in the Book, in the Interior Art
The last proper illustration in the book is this scene where the boy, who's now a man, is like, in a meadow with his grandmother. I was worried about that feeling like a scmalse note to end the book on. And also, because there's this a lot of time goes by over the course of this book. So when he comes home to his grandma, she's really old. She's very mortal, you know. Butit's a good balance to have. You know, like you both. i feel like the best writers, like me, to love the sound of themselves talking enough to actually write.
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